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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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